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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Andy Waldorf<aandywaldorf@gmail.com>
Date: 06 Jun 2021 21:25:05 +0200
Subject: URGENT OFFER


my name is Mr Andy Waldorf, I’m a chief Financial Officer ( CFO)
& Auditor Internal  Treasury  Management Director  at INGBank /
Deutsche Bank currently in bank audit assignment at London-UK.


Hopefully you wouldn't mind to get acquainted with each other and
possibly build trust between us!, Because I’ have an obscured
business suggestion for you. Before the U.S and Iraqi war our
client Colonel Sadiq Uday who was with the Iraqi forces and also
businessman made a numbered fixed deposit for 18 calendar months,
with a value of Nineteen millions Five Hundred Thousand United
State Dollars only in my branch.


Upon maturity several notices was sent to him, even during the
war which began in 2003. Again after the war another notification
was sent and still no response came from him. We later find out
that the General along with his wife and only daughter had been
killed during the war in a bomb blast that hit their home. You
can read more about the bombings on visiting these sites below:


1.http://www.ccmep.org/usbombingwatch/2003.htm#3/19/03
2.http://civilians.info/iraq/deaths_data.php


After further investigation it was also discovered that Colonel
Sadiq Uday did not declare any next of kin in his official papers
including the paper work of his bank deposit. And he also
confided in me the last time he was at my office that no one
except me knew of his deposit in his bank. So, Nineteen million
Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars is still lying in his 
bank account and no one ever come forward to claim it. What
bothers me most is that according to the laws of INGBank at the
expiration of 2 decades the funds will revert to the world Bank
Treasury account if nobody applies to claim the funds. Against
this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I will like you as a
foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Colonel Sadiq Uday so
that you will be able to receive his funds.

MODALITIES:


I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that
we shall come out successful. I have an attorney that will
prepare the necessary document that will back you up as the next
of kin to Colonel Sadiq Uday, all that is required from you at
this stage is for you to provide me with your information so that
the attorney can commence his job. After you have been made the
next of kin, the attorney will also fill in for claims on your
behalf and secure the necessary approval and of probate in your
favour for the move of the funds to an account that will be
provided by you. There is no risk involved at all in this matter,
as we are going to adopt a legalized method and the attorney will
prepare all the necessary documents.


Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all matters
concerning this issue. Once the funds have been transferred to
your nominated bank account we shall then share in the ratio of
60% for me, 40% for you. Should you be interested please respond
back to me so I shall provide you with more details of this
operation. Your earliest response to this letter will be
appreciated. Always keep this very confidential.

Kind Regards,

Mr Andy Waldorf
aandywaldorf@gmail.com

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